9. Stuff

This activity is the first in a series of activities planned by PSITE for this year. After our planning session and induction last month, we have agreed (also during the first board meeting of PSITE) that this year is going to be PSITE's faculty development year, and all our efforts are focused on faculty development.

Standardization of IT proficiency skills is one of the projects that has to be done not just by PSITE but on a national scale. After this activity, we are planning a seminar workshop on IT curricula. We also plan to have a national IT student congress sometime in September, a conference on IT education sometime in October, and computer science research some time in December. We have planned many big activities for PSITE, aside from smaller activities like outreach programs to areas where we haven't had any activity in the past. Chapter development remains as one of the priorities. I believe that most of you are from the NCR, and perhaps it might be fitting to think of organizing an NCR meeting or conference to plan that out perhaps sometimes next month with you as founding members.

So setting IT proficiency standards has been identified by ITEC as one of the important projects that have to be done. Towards that goal one of the efforts by the JITSE Phil Foundation is the pushing for a Philippine ITSE to be declared a standard by the Bureau of Products and Standards, and JITSE has already a lot of gain in that area.

During this meeting, let's talk about standards - what can be done, what should be done - but let's keep in mind that together with the standards our biggest concern remains the same - upgrading the teaching of IT, upgrading the competencies of university instructors, and that will be our main objectives for this year.

Specifically, two components or tasks in the work of the ITECC - business development and HR development.
He belongs to the e-government implementation committee.

industrial design - fusion of art, technology and to a certain extent
marketing concepts. Tell Martin? Skills needed in Cebu. Idea - use UP
campus in Cebu for all these programs in industrial design, linked to
Diliman? DOST people talked to industry representatives. Needs to be
accessible, so not Diliman. UP really needs this kind of new expertise
because FA enrollment is going down and youth are more practical -
visual comm, industrial design. Need for faculty upgrading. Yesterday
was in Cebu, first two modules in industrial design being offered,
teachers from Cebu attending as well as some designers.

plan and integrate a number of potentially different tasks to
achieve a complete work outcome. Should provide evidence that they
can work efficiently to meet deadlines, handle a sequence of
interrelated tasks and progress smoothley between tasks.

Contingency management skills

Respond to irregularities and breakdowns in routines. Candidates
should show evidence of dealing with contingencies. For example:
breakdowns, irregularities, imperfections, the unknown.

Job / role environment skills

Deal with the responsibilities and expectations of the work
environment. The capacity to work with others and adapt to
different situations

Key stages
I think I really should require CS21A students to maintain a journal.
When they run into a problem, they should write it down, write down
what steps they took to try and fix it, and what they learned.

Unit descriptor

Covers requirements to review assessment procedures in a specific
context

Assists in clarifying the unit title and notes any relationship with
other industry units

Elements

Basic building blocks of the unit

Describe the key purpose of the unit.
Describe the actions or outcomes which are demonstrable and accessable.

1:30-2:30: ITECC Initiatives on IT Standards

Mr. Leo Querubin
ITECC Human Resource
Committee

2:30-3:30: ICT Education Standards

Dr. Jaime D.L. Caro
President, PSITE
Project Leader, VCTI-IT

Bong: See how we can get into this.

Associate professor of computer science, UPd

Standards for teaching, professional development for IT educators,
assessment in IT education, IT content, IT education programs, IT
education systems.

Ooh, something about excellence.
How do you provide opportunities for them?
Programs in computer science should not limit those who will lead the
development of the discipline in the future.

human ingenuity and creativity has fostered the rapid development of
the discipline of computer science in the past.

The First On-Line IT Programmers Course
based on the Japan Information Technology
Standard Examination ( JITSE ) Curriculum
The Information and
Communications
Technology Certificate
Course

Objectives of the ICTC Course
General Objective
To acquire capabilities to utilize a basic knowledge of Information
Technology based on the JITSE curriculum and to demonstrate
these through the preparation and writing of creative, solutions-
oriented programs based on systems specifications.
Specific Objectives
1. To prepare participants for the JITSE examinations by enabling
them to acquire and demonstrate the competencies required by
JITSE standards for programmers.
2. To assist participants to successfully pass the TESDA trade test
for Computer Programmers by enabling them to acquire and
demonstrate part of the minimum competencies required for
certification.
3. To enable participants to acquire and demonstrate the RAMTEC
standards for creative approaches to problem-solving and
applications based on industry-validated requirements.
4. To provide opportunities for participants for career development
and commensurate employment through the acquisition of
sectoral, national and global standards-based certification.

Schedule of Sessions
Course A: Intensive Course
An intensive 4-month course covering a total of 240 learning hours which
combines face to face sessions with guided on-line, self-study sessions.
Designed primarily for IT graduates and professionals from Metro Manila
who intend to take the JITSE Examinations on Sept. 2003 and Feb. 2004.
The first session of Course A will start on Friday, 2 May 2003
and end on 30 August. Advanced registration will start by Monday
31 March 2003.
Starting 20 October 2003, registration for Course A will be open
throughout the year with new classes to start every month.
Course content
The main course contents of Course A are structured along
eight ( 8 ) modules namely :
1. Basic Theory of Computer Science
2. Basic Computer System
3. Network Technology
4. Database Technology
5. Systems Security
6. Systems Development and Operations
7. Operations ResearSch and Business Applications
8. C - Programming

Registration
To register, please fill up Registration Form and fax to RAMTEC
(Fax No. 724-1473). For reservation and advanced payments, call
RAMTEC (Tel Nos. 717-0423 / 724-0626) for instructions.
Fees
The registration fee for the Course: P 20,000.00
Fees are inclusive of tuition, one set ( 5 vols) of JITSE review
materials, exercise book, access card and writing materials.
Discounts for Early Registration
Registration will start on Monday, 31 March 2003. Discounts will be
given to the first 30 enrollees who will register anytime from March 31
to 23 April 2003.
Installment Payment Scheme
RAMTEC is offering an Installment Payment Scheme which will be
open to all course participants. For details and procedures, please
contact RAMTEC.
Refunds
RAMTEC will refund the amount of P4,500.00 for all course
participants who will successfully pass the JITSE Examinations to
be given on September 2003 and February 2004.
A refund of P2,000.00 will also be given to all course participants
who will take and pass the TESDA trade test for IT Programmers.

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